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MEUSER ATTENDS GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN BERKS COUNTY

August 19, 2020

POTTSVILLE, Pa. – Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) joined Senator David G. Argall, Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach, State Rep. Barry Jozwiak, Barry Schlouch, President of Schlouch Incorporated, and officials from NorthPoint Development at a groundbreaking for a one million square foot distribution center located in Berks Park 78, Bethel Township. This facility will deliver 400 permanent jobs and 150 immediate construction jobs for residents in the Berks County area. It will also provide more than $16 Million in real estate taxes over the next twenty years as well as over $12 million in annual income tax revenue.

"Today's groundbreaking is great news for Berks County," said Rep. Meuser. "This new distribution facility will provide hundreds of good-paying, new jobs, while also expanding the county's tax base. Thank you to NorthPoint Development for their continued investment in our region. With an advantageous location and a skilled workforce, Berks County is a great place to do business."

"We are honored to be in good company when developing such a beneficial project for Bethel Township Berks Park," said Nathaniel Hagedorn, CEO of NorthPoint Development. "Berks Park 78 has a strategic location for major highway access that will service and promote economic development for local communities. We look forward to our long-term partnership with Bethel and State of Pennsylvania."

"Working with professionals like NorthPoint, Blue Rock Construction and Schlouch Incorporated, makes projects of this magnitude go much more smoothly," said Senator Argall.